Humbled

We just had a new associate join the telephone support group. Her bio shows that she has worked at the Bank for 10 years, took some classes at NC State, and is now a System Support Specialist I with the telephone group.

This really got me to thinking. Here I am complaining about the job I have. We've already established that I'm in the top .8% of the richest people in the world. I basically rolled out of bed one day and ended up in this career. I've had to work some grueling hours at times, but I haven't really had to work that hard at acquiring the skills and knowledge I need to do this job. It's just something that I'm fairly good at.

Meanwhile, here is a woman who worked hard to get into this field. Hopefully she has a passion for it and the job will at least somewhat resemble her dreams. She's obviously in for some disappointment as we all are when we go into a new situation. But it does make me pause and thank God for getting me to this point.

I do thank Him daily for the physical security He gives me. There are so many in the world who don't know where they will sleep tonight. Or they don't know what it's like to go to bed with a full stomach, and yet I work in a ministry to help people eat less. It all seems so preposterous on the surface. But the overarching thing is that I see just how incredibly blessed I really am.

So I guess I'd better make good use of all the time, talent, and treasure that God gives me.